Yes it will! Most of my friends and me do not have a 3ds and thherefore we are all pretty dissapointed. Only 1/3 of people that played on a ds/dsi/dsixl do not have a 3ds meaning a lot of people will not be getting pokemon x and y

Oh, I think it'll have just the opposite effect. While the members here are just a small percentage of a whole, based on quite a handful of what many are saying, they'll be purchasing the 3DS just for these games if they don't have it already ─ myself included.

3DS sales are likely to gain a boost while the games themselves might see an increase in sales numbers due to the worldwide release.